Peña Adobe

Pena Adobe or Peña Adobe
Nearest city Vacaville, California
Coordinates 38°20′14″N 122°0′51″W / 38.33722°N 122.01417°W / 38.33722; -122.01417Coordinates: 38°20′14″N 122°0′51″W / 38.33722°N 122.01417°W / 38.33722; -122.01417
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1842 (1842)
Architect Juan Felipe Peña
NRHP reference # 72000261[1]
Added to NRHP January 7, 1972

Peña Adobe or Pena Adobe is a historic building in Vacaville, California, United States.[2] It was built in 1842 by the Californios. It was designed by Juan Felipe Peña. It was located on the Rancho Los Putos (Spanish: The manwhore's or hustler's ranch). It is situated on 1.5 acres. It owned by the Peña Adobe Historical Society and is open to the public on the first Saturday of the month.[3]

The Peña Adobe is now part of the city's Peña Adobe Park, which includes the Mowers-Goheen Museum, the Willis Linn Jepson Memorial Garden, Indian Council Ground and picnic and recreation facilities.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Wood Young (July 8, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Peña Adobe / The Peña Adobe on Los Putos Rancho". National Park Service. Retrieved August 13, 2017. With three photos from 1965.
  3. ↑ National register of historic places 3
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